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CARD COLLECTION HAS BEEN MOVED SUCCESSFULLY!

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WHAT IT’S LIKE TO CHECKOUT AT TARGET WHEN YOU ARE ONLY BUYING BASEBALL CARDS.  

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WHEN I’M ABOUT TO OPEN A BLASTER.

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AFTER I’VE MOVED ABOUT 1/3 OF THE CARD COLLECTION.

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WHEN I FOUND OUT THERE WOULD BE OSCAR GAMBLE AND BAKE MCBRIDE AUTOGRAPHS IN 2012 TOPPS FAN FAVORITES.

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There is an absolutely amazing article in the latest ESPN The Magazine about the infamous Bobby Bonilla contract with the Mets.  If you remember, Bobby is going to be paid roughly $1.2 million dollars for each of the next 25 years.  This came…

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WHEN I PULL AN AUTOGRAPH FROM A RETAIL PACK.

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WHEN I FOUND OUT TOPPS WOULD HAVE A KATE UPTON CARD IN THIS YEAR’S ALLEN AND GINTER.

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I’m placing the blog on pause for the next few weeks as I’ll be in the middle of moving back to the land of Cheeseheads, Brewers, and Badgers.  I haven’t had to move my card collection for four years and it has expanded greatly so that should be a…

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The most striking thing you come upon in visiting the Negro League Baseball Museum isn’t at the museum at all.  A couple of blocks down from the museum on one of the walls of an old YMCA building there is a huge Buck O’Neil mural.  Initially …

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Satchel Paige’s jersey from the Negro League Baseball Museum with a little Streamzoo help…at some point I should probably mention that photography is strictly forbidden in the museum. I had to be a little covert to get some of these photos I’ve …

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Found just south of the Negro League Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO.

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Found at the Negro League Baseball Museum in Kansas City:Although this looks to be an autobiography, he has a separate book entitled “Maybe I’ll Pitch Forever” which was published in 1962.

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For anyone serious about baseball cards you probably already know baseballcardpedia.com as the best source for checklists and background information on inserts and new products.  What you might not have noticed is that they also have a card store …

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It doesn’t feel like I’m buying a card magazine with this big green box over the cover.  Beckett should really consider doing this and maybe include some free cards with their magazines as well and I might consider buying an issue for  $…

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I think it’s safe to say that each year as we open out new packs from new products we always keep in the back of our minds a mental inventory of our favorite new card.  Towards the end of the year many of us will blog about our selections.  A…

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UPDATE:  We have a winner as dayf successfully figured out that Mr. X is really Dr. James Beckett, founder of the Beckett Price Guides.I was inspired when I was at Half Priced Books last week and came upon this:Is there any more humorous writing t…

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To give everyone a fair shot at taking part in my contest, I thought I would do a little preemptive posting letting  let you all now the contest post will go up at one minute past noon [12:01 PM] tomorrow, Monday, April 30th.  You’ll be asked…

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Confession time, I love trolling Andy Pafko auctions on eBay to find the most oddball or unique old black and white press photos of him.  I’ve highlighted a couple HERE and HERE but this new one I’ve found is going into my Pafko photo Hall of Fame…

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As sport card collectors we all have our firsts.  We have our first packs, our first hobby boxes, our first high tend product.  Beyond that we have our first relic, first autograph, and first patch that we own.  Logically, the longer you…

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As I was writing my little Packers draft post last night I was waiting for an e-mail to come in from the Packer Pro Shop telling me that I could buy Nick Perry’s new Packers jersey.  I finally got tired of waiting and posted it.  I was surpri…

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**In this series we do rookie cards and nothing else.**I always love knuckle ball pitchers and so I’m working on getting some key rookie cards to these great pitchers.  Charlie Hough pitched for 25 seasons and when he pitched for the White Sox in …

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In 2008, Clay Matthews III was having a great senior year with USC and was on his way to being drafted by the Packers in the first round of the 2009 draft.  That year, freshman Nick Perry and future linebacker was red shirted.  Four year…

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I’ve got Packer shirts, sweatshirts, jerseys, hats, and coats but I have to draw the line somewhere.  And for me, the line is firmly placed at the wearing a pair of Nike Packer shoes. These monstrosities can be won by going HERE.  Thankfully,…

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So what’s the deal with Roy Oswalt?  One of the most consistent pitchers in baseball has still not signed with a team even though he isn’t injured or considering retirement.  In a recent article he said that he would consider returning to pit…

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The draft starts on Thursday and so naturally my thoughts turn to the Packers.  Here are some recent Packers pickups.When I mention Randall Cobb, I’m sure pretty much everyone thinks of this: But beyond his very quick start, Randall had a hard ti…

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**In this series we highlight the cards that may have seen better days but the rough times these cards have seen have made them infinitely more interesting.** 1965 Topps #171 Jim RolandJim Roland was a middle reliever for the Twins from 1962 through 1…

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For those of unfamiliar, here’s Joey Gathright’s stats…one home run over seven seasons with a career .263 batting average.

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I’ve highlighted some pretty incredibly preposterous priced original 1962 Mars Attacks items recently…including a complete set with a buy it now price of $2500 and a $185,000 original Mars Attacks box.  Another recently listed auction takes…

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I visited the Negro League Baseball Museum a few weeks ago and I’ve finally got the video posted. 

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Like The Fixx sang, one thing leads to another. And the same is true with cards. One card does lead to another.  Sometimes these connections are hard to see and sometimes the cards lying on your desk seem to magically fall into order from the su…

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The 1962 Topps Mars Attacks cards are pretty rare and a complete set in really great condition is the rarest of the rare. The first complete Mars Attacks set I’ve ever seen has been listed on eBay today with a Buy It Now price for $2500.  Some of…

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Election day is November 6th and so I’ve imposed that as my deadline to finish the President Obama Inaugural set from 2009.  Last week I used my eBay Bucks on a blaster of the set in a hopes to complete it.I was able to take off six cards and one …

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Any time I get a chance to highlight one of my many Royals autograph cards I jump on it.  Royals temporary starting center fielder, Mitch Maier started Sunday’s game against the Indians in the outfield but finished by pitching the 9th inning for t…

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